Wellness Newsletter

Morch, 2007
inside This Issue
Warning: Fad Diets
Health Fair
2
Upcoming Events
2
Article: Mondays
2
Recipe
Morch is:
National Nutrition Month
Nation Red Cross Month
&
National Colorectal
Cancer Awareness Month
March 26-April1is National
Sleep Awareness Week
March 2Jfi1 is
American Diabetes Alert
Day
March 28th is
Kick Butts Day
Dieting is big business -spending on weight loss products in this country reached $43 billion in 2004. But too many people wind up wasting their hard-earned money on fad diets, unproven products and weight loss gimmicks that just don't work. Still, the fads keep coming back. "The lure of quick and easy weight loss is hard to resist," says registered dietitian and American Dietetic Association spokesperson, Dee Sandquist. That's especially true for people who struggle to make changes that will optimize their health. They wind up on fad diets that can be harmful to your health in the long run." the ADA defines "food fads" as "unreasonable or exaggerated beliefs that eating (or not eating) specific foods, nutrition supplements or combination of certain foods may cure disease, convey special health benefits or offer quick weight loss." For National Nutrition Month® and beyond, ADA encourages consumers to go 100% FAD FREE and achieve lifelong success through proven, science based approaches to weight loss. "The reality is, no 'super food' or diet approach can reverse weight gain resulting from overeating and inactivity and because most fad diets don't teach new eating habits and many require you give up your favorite foods, people usually don't stick with them," Sandquist says. She offers the following tips to help evaluate a new product, diet or recommendation:
•
If it sounds too good to be true, it is -especially if the diet or product offers a "quick fix."
•
Avoid products offering a guaranteed cure or one which promotes "limited-time offers."
•
Watch out for products that describe certain foods as "good" or bad."
•
Ask yourself: Is the source of the information, such as a book author, also trying to sell a product like supplements? Are the product claims backed up by a body of scientific research rather than just one study -or non at all?
•
Fad diets may require you to avoid foods or entire foods groups. "Countless studies over many years have shown balance and variety are needed for good health. Any diet that requires you to give up whole categories of foods and to take supplements to replace their nutrients is, by definition, unbalanced," Sandquist says.
Make sure you research a diet before jumping into it. A Registered Dietitian can help you develop a weight-loss/maintenance plan that is right for you and will encourage long-term lifestyle changes instead of quick fixes that are short-term. Source: http://www.eatriqht.org/cps/rde/xchq/ada/hs.xsl/media 10819 ENU HTML.htm
IPFW's 18th Annual Health Fair
Where: Walb Student Union When: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
9:00 am -3:00 pm
Need any new nutritious quick recipes? How healthy is your posture? How flexible are you? Are you at risk for diabetes? Is your hearing healthy? Is your sleep adequate? Want ideas on how to "take care" of stress?
Come to the IPFW Health Fair to find these answers plus learn much more! Come learn about your whole health and learn numerous "100% Fad Free" simple steps to better living! Take a stress free health break and join us!!
Soecial features:
•
More than 40 health screenings • Nutritious & Delicious Cooking
•
More than 100 information display tables Demonstrations
staffed by high quality professionals • Fitness Demonstrations
•
100% Fad Free Success Story Table-• FREE massages
Meet Real People Who Have Made Real • Gift give-aways
Life Changes For Better Health • FREE Refreshments
•
TLC "Stress Free Zone" Wellness Recipe of the Month:
St. Patrick's Day Zucchini-Oatmeal Cookies INGREDIENTS
Y2 cup trans-fat free margarine % cup white sugar 1 egg V2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 V2 cups grated zucchini 1 V2 cups flour V2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup quick cooking oats 1 cup granola 2 cups semisweet chocolate
chips
DIRECTIONS
1 . Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2.
In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in the egg and vanilla, mix well, then stir in the shredded zucchini. Sift together the flour, baking soda and cinnamon, stir into the zucchini mixture. Finally, stir in the oats, granola and chocolate chips.
3.
Drop dough from a teaspoon onto an unprepared cookie sheet. Leave at least 2 inches between cookies. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. The cookies will stay soft and moist because of the zucchini.
SourcE.~: 'vVV/V1/.c1t!recf,c)es.corn
Fitness Classes Begin March 12th Sign up today, call 481-6619
*Morning Sunrise Stretch, Trim, and Tone; Mon & Wed, 6-?am *Mid-Day Yoga Break; Mon & Wed, 12:15 -l : l 5pm *Total Body Conditioning; Mon & Wed, 5:45-6:45 *Strength & Stretch; Tue & Thurs, 4:30-5:30pm *Dyno Mix Fitness; Tue & Thurs, 5:45-6:45pm *Saturday Morning Interval; 9-lOam
Blood Health Profile Tuesday, March 2Qth
Walb Union 114/116 7-lOam
***HEALTH FAIR*** Wednesday, March 28th 9am -3pm in Walb Union *Free Screenings *Food & Fitness Demos *Free Food & Gift Drawings *Visit Stories of success
Table *De-stress with a free massage
Healthy Purdue Employee
Wellness Achievement
Incentive Information Sessions
How to earn an additional $250
Wed, March 7th; 11 am-noon
Wed, March 7th; noon-1 pm
Walb 222/224
Thurs, March 8th; noon-1 pm
Walb 222/224
Wed, March 14th; noon-1 pm
Wed, March 14th: 1 pm-2pm
WalbG21
Mondays are good days to start thinking healthy
BY LINDY W ASHBURN
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE JANUARY 5, 200"7
It's a simple notion.
The workweek ends with TGIF on Fridays, but it should begin with AHBL -"All Health
Breaks Loose" -on Mondays.
Public health advocates want to brand Monday the day for healthy lifestyle changes across America. The campaign was recently launched by Columbia University's School of Public Health, and because January 1" fell on a Monday this year, what better day to start thinking healthy? Just as Friday's water cooler talk is "Whatcha doin' this weekend?" Monday's should be "Whatcha doin' for your health?"
Answers could include taking a walk, substituting an apple for a candy bar or giving up smoking. Will this be the week to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day? To take the stairs instead of the elevator?
"Monday becomes the trigger date," said Audrey Cross, a professor at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and director of the Healthy Monday campaign. "It's a natural day for people to start thinking about their week and what's on their agenda," Cross said. "We want health to be one of the starting points as you plan your week."
In a nation where billions of dollars are spent on cures for disease and pennies on prevention, public health officials hope to harness the marketing power of major businesses to make Monday the day Americans clean up their act. Major health associations, such as local chapters of the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, the American Cancer Society and the YMCA have mobilized to designate Monday as the day to focus on health. Commercial sponsors include Jenny Craig weight loss centers, Chartwells campus food suppliers and FreshDirect, a New York food delivery service. On a commercial level, Monday is intended to become the focal point for selling gym memberships, diet programs, health food and health and wellness programs.
"We've met with dozens of companies," Cross said, and she hopes to enlist more as the campaign grows. Monday is a good time to think about health because it's also been the day of the week when the most goes wrong health-wise. More heart attacks, strokes and accidents occur Mondays than any other day of the week, according to studies. Hospitals and first-responders traditionally increase their staffs on Mondays to accommodate the increase in activity. There's a variety of speculation as to the reasons: overeating and drinking on the weekend, insufficient rest, and the stress of returning to work. All may play a role. Recognizing that true behavioral change requires several starts and stops, public health experts seized upon Monday's most obvious feature: It comes again. "The true genius is that Monday recurs," Cross said. By adding a compliance date, it moves people beyond thinking about a problem and contemplating action to actually changing their habits.
Sponsored by IPFW/Parkview Health & Wellness Clinic,
For more information call 481-6647 or 481-5748 OR visit www.ipfw.edu/health & www.ipfw.edu/clinic

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Morch, 2007
inside This Issue
Warning: Fad Diets
Health Fair
2
Upcoming Events
2
Article: Mondays
2
Recipe
Morch is:
National Nutrition Month
Nation Red Cross Month
&
National Colorectal
Cancer Awareness Month
March 26-April1is National
Sleep Awareness Week
March 2Jfi1 is
American Diabetes Alert
Day
March 28th is
Kick Butts Day
Dieting is big business -spending on weight loss products in this country reached $43 billion in 2004. But too many people wind up wasting their hard-earned money on fad diets, unproven products and weight loss gimmicks that just don't work. Still, the fads keep coming back. "The lure of quick and easy weight loss is hard to resist," says registered dietitian and American Dietetic Association spokesperson, Dee Sandquist. That's especially true for people who struggle to make changes that will optimize their health. They wind up on fad diets that can be harmful to your health in the long run." the ADA defines "food fads" as "unreasonable or exaggerated beliefs that eating (or not eating) specific foods, nutrition supplements or combination of certain foods may cure disease, convey special health benefits or offer quick weight loss." For National Nutrition Month® and beyond, ADA encourages consumers to go 100% FAD FREE and achieve lifelong success through proven, science based approaches to weight loss. "The reality is, no 'super food' or diet approach can reverse weight gain resulting from overeating and inactivity and because most fad diets don't teach new eating habits and many require you give up your favorite foods, people usually don't stick with them," Sandquist says. She offers the following tips to help evaluate a new product, diet or recommendation:
•
If it sounds too good to be true, it is -especially if the diet or product offers a "quick fix."
•
Avoid products offering a guaranteed cure or one which promotes "limited-time offers."
•
Watch out for products that describe certain foods as "good" or bad."
•
Ask yourself: Is the source of the information, such as a book author, also trying to sell a product like supplements? Are the product claims backed up by a body of scientific research rather than just one study -or non at all?
•
Fad diets may require you to avoid foods or entire foods groups. "Countless studies over many years have shown balance and variety are needed for good health. Any diet that requires you to give up whole categories of foods and to take supplements to replace their nutrients is, by definition, unbalanced," Sandquist says.
Make sure you research a diet before jumping into it. A Registered Dietitian can help you develop a weight-loss/maintenance plan that is right for you and will encourage long-term lifestyle changes instead of quick fixes that are short-term. Source: http://www.eatriqht.org/cps/rde/xchq/ada/hs.xsl/media 10819 ENU HTML.htm
IPFW's 18th Annual Health Fair
Where: Walb Student Union When: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
9:00 am -3:00 pm
Need any new nutritious quick recipes? How healthy is your posture? How flexible are you? Are you at risk for diabetes? Is your hearing healthy? Is your sleep adequate? Want ideas on how to "take care" of stress?
Come to the IPFW Health Fair to find these answers plus learn much more! Come learn about your whole health and learn numerous "100% Fad Free" simple steps to better living! Take a stress free health break and join us!!
Soecial features:
•
More than 40 health screenings • Nutritious & Delicious Cooking
•
More than 100 information display tables Demonstrations
staffed by high quality professionals • Fitness Demonstrations
•
100% Fad Free Success Story Table-• FREE massages
Meet Real People Who Have Made Real • Gift give-aways
Life Changes For Better Health • FREE Refreshments
•
TLC "Stress Free Zone" Wellness Recipe of the Month:
St. Patrick's Day Zucchini-Oatmeal Cookies INGREDIENTS
Y2 cup trans-fat free margarine % cup white sugar 1 egg V2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 V2 cups grated zucchini 1 V2 cups flour V2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup quick cooking oats 1 cup granola 2 cups semisweet chocolate
chips
DIRECTIONS
1 . Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2.
In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in the egg and vanilla, mix well, then stir in the shredded zucchini. Sift together the flour, baking soda and cinnamon, stir into the zucchini mixture. Finally, stir in the oats, granola and chocolate chips.
3.
Drop dough from a teaspoon onto an unprepared cookie sheet. Leave at least 2 inches between cookies. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. The cookies will stay soft and moist because of the zucchini.
SourcE.~: 'vVV/V1/.c1t!recf,c)es.corn
Fitness Classes Begin March 12th Sign up today, call 481-6619
*Morning Sunrise Stretch, Trim, and Tone; Mon & Wed, 6-?am *Mid-Day Yoga Break; Mon & Wed, 12:15 -l : l 5pm *Total Body Conditioning; Mon & Wed, 5:45-6:45 *Strength & Stretch; Tue & Thurs, 4:30-5:30pm *Dyno Mix Fitness; Tue & Thurs, 5:45-6:45pm *Saturday Morning Interval; 9-lOam
Blood Health Profile Tuesday, March 2Qth
Walb Union 114/116 7-lOam
***HEALTH FAIR*** Wednesday, March 28th 9am -3pm in Walb Union *Free Screenings *Food & Fitness Demos *Free Food & Gift Drawings *Visit Stories of success
Table *De-stress with a free massage
Healthy Purdue Employee
Wellness Achievement
Incentive Information Sessions
How to earn an additional $250
Wed, March 7th; 11 am-noon
Wed, March 7th; noon-1 pm
Walb 222/224
Thurs, March 8th; noon-1 pm
Walb 222/224
Wed, March 14th; noon-1 pm
Wed, March 14th: 1 pm-2pm
WalbG21
Mondays are good days to start thinking healthy
BY LINDY W ASHBURN
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE JANUARY 5, 200"7
It's a simple notion.
The workweek ends with TGIF on Fridays, but it should begin with AHBL -"All Health
Breaks Loose" -on Mondays.
Public health advocates want to brand Monday the day for healthy lifestyle changes across America. The campaign was recently launched by Columbia University's School of Public Health, and because January 1" fell on a Monday this year, what better day to start thinking healthy? Just as Friday's water cooler talk is "Whatcha doin' this weekend?" Monday's should be "Whatcha doin' for your health?"
Answers could include taking a walk, substituting an apple for a candy bar or giving up smoking. Will this be the week to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day? To take the stairs instead of the elevator?
"Monday becomes the trigger date," said Audrey Cross, a professor at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and director of the Healthy Monday campaign. "It's a natural day for people to start thinking about their week and what's on their agenda," Cross said. "We want health to be one of the starting points as you plan your week."
In a nation where billions of dollars are spent on cures for disease and pennies on prevention, public health officials hope to harness the marketing power of major businesses to make Monday the day Americans clean up their act. Major health associations, such as local chapters of the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, the American Cancer Society and the YMCA have mobilized to designate Monday as the day to focus on health. Commercial sponsors include Jenny Craig weight loss centers, Chartwells campus food suppliers and FreshDirect, a New York food delivery service. On a commercial level, Monday is intended to become the focal point for selling gym memberships, diet programs, health food and health and wellness programs.
"We've met with dozens of companies," Cross said, and she hopes to enlist more as the campaign grows. Monday is a good time to think about health because it's also been the day of the week when the most goes wrong health-wise. More heart attacks, strokes and accidents occur Mondays than any other day of the week, according to studies. Hospitals and first-responders traditionally increase their staffs on Mondays to accommodate the increase in activity. There's a variety of speculation as to the reasons: overeating and drinking on the weekend, insufficient rest, and the stress of returning to work. All may play a role. Recognizing that true behavioral change requires several starts and stops, public health experts seized upon Monday's most obvious feature: It comes again. "The true genius is that Monday recurs," Cross said. By adding a compliance date, it moves people beyond thinking about a problem and contemplating action to actually changing their habits.
Sponsored by IPFW/Parkview Health & Wellness Clinic,
For more information call 481-6647 or 481-5748 OR visit www.ipfw.edu/health & www.ipfw.edu/clinic